Christmas Cards

Suddenly realised I'd not posted about my Christmas Card makes for this year and didn't want to do it after Christmas!

It's a bit of a cheat this year as I discovered I had a large stock of cards made in previous years that had been left over plus some I'd made to sell and never did.  I decided that I would used these up and just make some new ones this year for the special people in my life who I know really appreciate a handmade card.

I returned to my love of inchies and created some red and green needlefelt that would become my inchies.  So long since my needlefelting machine had been out so I must reacquaint myself with it properly in the new year.

I'm always amazed when I look at the base felt when I make inches and wonder at how they change into little gems of loveliness!

To each little square - just over an inch square - I added combinations of sequins, beads and stitches and then buttonhole stitched around the edges.

 

Each set of four were mounted onto backing paper together with a hand printed "Happy Christmas" and then mounted on to a card.

Really pleased and already had compliments from some lucky recipients.

One more completed project - my November Little Box of Crochet which was a lovely mandala in Christmasy colours that was a delight to make.  Lots of overlay crochet which I love.

It was designed by Amanda Williams (@yarn_house on Insta) and worked in Yarn and Colors Must Have Cotton.

A bonus was a little wooded reindeer who desperately needed a coat so some of the left over yarn was put to use.  As you can see from the photo he is already hanging on the tree!

That really is all for this year so have a great Christmas,

A Different Granny Square

I've indulged myself recently by making something purely because I wanted to!

Having only come across overlay crochet this year I have found just how much I love it and although the challenge is sometimes more difficult than I thought, I've persevered, and with lots of frogging (unravelling for the non-crocheters and knitters) and counting each row/round I've had some success.

This latest project was called A Different Granny Square and was designed by Tatsiana Kupryianchyk, otherwise known as LillaBjörnCrochet Design.   I worked it in a grey mix cotton/acrylic from Hobbycraft which I think has worked well.

I will attach it to a ready made cushion - not sure how but will somehow manage it!